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In seinem philosophischsten Scheibenwelt-Roman widmet sich Fantasy-Autor Terry Pratchett dem Ende der Zeit. Ein Mitglied der Uhrmachergilde von Ankh-Morpork erhält den Auftrag, die genaueste Uhr des Universums zu bauen. Was er nicht weiß: gelingt es ihm, wird die Zeit und alles Leben zum Stillstand kommen. Ein riesiges Komplott gegen die Scheibenwelt setzt sich in Gang, doch die Rettungstruppen sind unterwegs.

Brought to you by Penguin. Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and white, a wizard cautiously entered a smoky tavern in the evil, ancient, foggy city of Morpork... A truly unmissable set of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come round again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes.' For a policeman, there can be few things worse than a serial killer loose in your city. Except, perhaps, a serial killer who...

Poor Mr Swimble is having a bad day. Rabbits are bouncing out of his hat, pigeons are flying out of his jacket and every time he points his finger, something magically appears – cheese sandwiches, socks . . . even a small yellow elephant on wheels! It’s becoming a real nuisance – and...

Somewhere in a place so far up there is no down, a ship is waiting to take the nomes home - back to wherever they came from. And one nome, Masklin, knows that they've got to try and contact this ship. It means getting to Florida (wherever that is), then getting to the launch of a communications...

Wie konnte das passieren? Tod wird vom Dienst suspendiert - und fortan leidet die Scheibenwelt an zuviel "Lebensenergie". Tod zieht sich aufs Land zurück, wird Farmarbeiter bei der resoluten Frau Flinkwerth und denkt über das Leben nach. In Ankh-Morpork versucht indessen der alte Zauberer Windle Poons, seine letzte Ruhe zu finden - vergeblich...

Wintersmith is the title of the third Tiffany Aching novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, published on the 21 September 2006. It is the 35th novel in the Discworld series. It is also the title of a 2013 album by Terry Pratchett's favorite musical group, Steeleye Span which was inspired by his Tiffany Aching novels and which contains an introduction booklet by Pratchett. The title 'Wintersmith' means the 'smith or creator of winter'. In earlier times the black smith was a key figure in village life, the creator of everything from swords to plough shares. In effect the Wintersmith forges...

Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an alley...as long as it's not the kiss of life. But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different ears: including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly, now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself caught up more and more with then.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'One of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention' The Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . The...

Im Auftrag des Patriziers reist Sam Mumm von der Stadtwache in das geheimnisvolle Land Überwald...

Night Watch is the 29th novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, published in 2002. The working title for this book was The Nature of the Beast, but this was discarded when Frances Fyfield published a book with exactly that title in the UK in late 2001. The protagonist of the novel is Sir Samuel Vimes, commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. A five-part radio adaptation of the novel was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from February 27 2008 - it featured Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes and Carl Prekopp as young Sam, and referenced the similar theme of a policeman unexpectedly being sent back in time...

There's nothing like the issue of evolution to get under the skin of academics. Especially when those same academics are by chance or bad judgement deposited at a critical evolutionary turning point when one wrong move could have catastrophic results for the future. Unfortunately, in the hands of such an inept and cussed group of individuals, the sensitive issue of causality is, sadly, only likely to receive the same scant respect that they show to one another.

Die gute Fee Desiderata Hohlig stirbt und vermacht ihren Zauberstab der jungen Hexe Magrat Knoblauch. Damit verbunden ist der Auftrag, in die Stadt Gennua zu reisen. Dort soll Magrat verhindern, dass die junge Ella einen Prinzen heiratet. Auf keinen Fall, so Desiderata, soll sich Magrat begleiten lassen von den Hexen-Omas Esme Wetterwachs und Nanny Ogg. Diese beiden jedoch haben einen eigenen Kopf, und bald ziehen drei Besenreiterinnen gen Gennua, der Stadt von Voodoo und Mardi Grass, wo alle Märchen ein Eigenleben führen.

Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork - not the old fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving, but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing when you drop them. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using...

With a foreword by Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series – but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer’s research and animal rights.

In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet... That's the old story everyone knows and loves (even if they don't really believe it). But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples and there's a new story in the making. The story of Fray...

Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthur’s knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies. It’s a disaster! Luckily, there’s a spare suit of armour and a very small boy called Ralph who’s willing to fill it. Together with Fortnight the Friday knight and Fossfiddle the wizard, Ralph sets out to defeat the fearsome fire-breathers. But there's a teeny weeny surprise in store.

Als der Magier Drum Billet kurz vor seinem Tod seinen Zauberstab an den achten Sohn eines achten Sohnes übergeben will, macht er einen folgenschweren Fehler, denn das Neugeborene ist ein Mädchen. Die dürfen Hexen werden, aber nicht Zauberer - so will es die verkrustete Tradition. Mädchen ist der Zutritt zur Unsichtbaren Universität verwehrt. Nun ist es an Oma Wetterwachs, den Zauberern in Sachen Gleichberechtigung auf die Sprünge zu helfen.

Lords und Ladies - Terry Pratchetts Scheibenwelt als Hörspiel. Mitsommernacht. Alles gerät durcheinander. Kornkreise fallen vom Himmel, die Bienen werden nervös. Sogar Zwerge und Trolle sind besorgt. Im kleinen Scheibenwelt-Königreich Lancre pfuschen ein paar selbsternannte Nachwuchs-Hexen an der Kausalität herum, während die drei gestandenen Hexen von Lancre ihre eigenen Probleme haben...

Was ist das Ergebnis, wenn Terry Pratchett den Scheibenwelt-Roman Nr. 24 vorlegt? Ganz einfach: eine weitere Steigerung. Dem Weltmeister des britischen Humors gehen die Ideen nicht aus.